Pretty case. But, you may still be stuck with the existing thermal issue until they adjust the layout of the mobo where the Wi-fi NIC isn't up against the SSD. Intel's current fix is to adjust the SSD controller's thermal limit upward and to speed up the fan

Excellent point. I was just reading about that. And must say that the possibility of that occurred to me when I first saw the layout. Too may chips in too small an area equals overheating. I could circumvent that easily as I like to use Ethernet. May be the last person who does

Last I heard was that a new version with USB 3 was coming in April. Hopefully they have solved any and all heat issues by then too Its always about the heat. There have been some excellent after market cases for it, do not have links at this time. I think one was Lian-Li.

That is the one I saw. SilverStone is correct. Looks awesome. Stock case has a fan too. But still had heat issues. At least one of the versions did.

I would be more interested in the fanless Tranquil PC case over the SilverStone one with the fan. Even though the Silverstone one acts as an external heatsink, it has a fan.

I actually didn't realize the NUC was already on sale. I'm glad they went with an external PSU brick, though I'm not sure how Apple fits a PSU inside the Mac Mini.Also nice that it has VESA compatibility, however, using the VESA mount to attach it to the rear of the monitor means you wont be able to VESA-mount the monitor anymore (as in onto an Ergotron arm for example), right?

I'm not even sure the CPU is removable. Though I don't see why it couldn't support i5 if they decided to offer that. I'd probably prefer they go the other direction and put an Atom SoC (such as Z2670) on it. Those are already known to run fanless, so probably already a lot cooler than any core-i series CPU.

I have had a NUC for around 2 months. I have the Ethernet model with the i3. I mainly use it to run XBMC, Netflix, Hulu+ under windows 8. It's a great system For 1.5 months it was completely silent but recently I have been hearing the fan occasionally and it's whiny. I will probably order a TranquilPC case for it. Small fans just don't work we'll. I have an i7 Mac Mini hooked up to the same HDTV and I never hear it, except when I transcode video and even then it is not whiny.

Love the NUC though. Shuttle is shipping the DS47 fanless system based on the Celeron 847 which is similar to the Celeron NUC. That would have been my preference had it been available.

I have had a NUC for around 2 months. I have the Ethernet model with the i3. I mainly use it to run XBMC, Netflix, Hulu+ under windows 8. It's a great system For 1.5 months it was completely silent but recently I have been hearing the fan occasionally and it's whiny. I will probably order a TranquilPC case for it. Small fans just don't work we'll. I have an i7 Mac Mini hooked up to the same HDTV and I never hear it, except when I transcode video and even then it is not whiny.

Love the NUC though. Shuttle is shipping the DS47 fanless system based on the Celeron 847 which is similar to the Celeron NUC. That would have been my preference had it been available.

Philip

The DS47 seems interesting.

I wonder what caused your NUC to suddenly start making noise after being silent. Perhaps that could be reversed.

I wonder what caused your NUC to suddenly start making noise after being silent. Perhaps that could be reversed.

So your MacMini is pretty quiet, eh? Which generation is it?

I think the fan probably just wears out over time. Small inexpensive fans often do that. My main Mini is a 2012 ( most recent) with an i7. I also have a 2010 server Mini which is silent and an older 2007 one, also silent. Of course the Mini is larger than the NUC but it does have an internal power supply.

The DS47 seems really interesting. I really like Shuttle products and their fanless systems are meant to be on 24/7. I have gotten spoiled with the i3 NUC though. Don't know much about the Celeron 847 but it should easily handle XBMC and win 8.

My main Mini is a 2012 ( most recent) with an i7. I also have a 2010 server Mini which is silent and an older 2007 one, also silent.

OK. I was going to ask if you noticed any difference or improvement in fan noise with the 2012 model with the new fan design (left). However, if all your minis are equally silent for your applications and usage, then I suppose it wouldn't matter.

My i7 Mini is a 2.6GHz with Fusion drive model. It has 8 gigs of RAm. I only hear it when I transcode video and it is not a whiny noise like the NUC fan (when I hear that). Is there a newer fan for the Mini?

The i7 Mini to me seems a bit quieter that my dual core 2010 Mini server running a transcoding app but really they are both quiet.

There is a Tranquil PC passive case for the NUC but it ends up being almost as expensive as the NUC because of shipping, and then I suppose there might be duty on top of that. Sigh ...

I'm waiting for the Haswell NUC - that should alleviate the heat issue somewhat, and bring better graphics. The IVB NUC struck me as a stop-gap.

They will still use a fan if they continue with the same case though perhaps other vendors will then be able to do passive cooling. In any case, a Haswell NUC is futureware. Who knows what that will bring.

Interesting computer. Though, with the ugly COM ports on the front and looking more like a piece of equipment you would want hidden away inside a kiosk or something, it is completely the opposite of Apple's elegant Mac Mini from a design philosophy perspective.

Interesting computer. Though, with the ugly COM ports on the front and looking more like a piece of equipment you would want hidden away inside a kiosk or something, it is completely the opposite of Apple's elegant Mac Mini from a design philosophy perspective.

You are right. Those serial ports must be a mistake. This is one of the ugliest Shuttles I have ever seen.

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